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Topic: Ralph Mooney Solo on "I May Be Used" |
Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2013 6:38 am |
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Solo at around 1:30 and 2:30 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLdUeQ9yFW0
He's playing the back neck and getting E9 neck sounds. Was Ralph Mooney's back neck setup different than C6? Song's in A, and it looks like he ends up at fret 5, which would be a likely A position on E9 or Am on C neck. If the neck is C6, is a there a pedal raising 1 or 5 to get the 3rd (C#)?
Sounds like E9 strings 3 4,5 fret 10, fret 8 A pedal, then fret 5, fret 3 A pedal ??
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2013 7:52 am
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| Mooneys back neck was the E9th neck like our typical front configuratioin, however his setup (copedant) was much different than the modern "standard" Nashville tuning. His style commonly referred to as "west coast" |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 26 Jul 2013 1:22 pm
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I don't mean to be argumentative, but that stuff, along with 99% of everything Moon ever did, is easily doable on the standard E9th, and you don't need a "special setup" to play it.  |
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2013 2:36 pm
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Thanks, Kevin, for the info .
Donny, thanks, I thought it sounded doable on standard E9.
A lot of times I feel like I need something special, but more in the lines of a pastry, like an eclair, or a Bismarck (Berliner).
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David Nugent
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Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 26 Jul 2013 3:26 pm
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| Actually, unless he drastically added to his copedant, he most likely had fewer changes on his guitar than you have available. Ralph had only one pull on certain pedals, so he routinely used both feet on the pedals while playing...FYI; Believe he tuned the front neck to some form of open 'G' tuning. |
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2013 7:34 pm
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| Sorry, didn't mean to imply Ralph's stuff couldn't be done on standard e9th I have done it for years, think Wynn Stewart....he did have a couple different pulls and G# for his high string as I recall. Lotsa 2/3 pedal pushin |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 27 Jul 2013 9:04 am
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Quite right, Kevin. I inserted my comments because some beginners, upon hearing Moon had a non-standard setup, might assume you need his setup to play that way. (My comments are often aimed at those who are less experienced.)  |
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 27 Jul 2013 9:54 am
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Like me  I wouldn't have even started this thread if the video showed him playing the front neck, which I thought he was on by listening to the solo
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Jack Devereux
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Brooklyn NY
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 9:21 am
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| Anybody know how he's doing that double time thing he starts both solos with? I've heard that lick a bunch but can't figure out how to play it. |
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Emmett Roch
From:
Texas Hill Country
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 10:26 am
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Pedals up, pick strings 3 & 5, slide down two frets and pick 3 & 5 again with the A pedal down, repeat if necessary.
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Joseph Barcus
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Volga West Virginia
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Carl Mesrobian
From:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 1:11 pm
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Joe, I've always enjoyed your videos - you're a tremendous help. Knew about the first part of the solo, but not the rest! I will shed more and more and more. Thanks.
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Joseph Barcus
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Volga West Virginia
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 1:23 pm
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That run is in Mel Bays Anthology Book as well...
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Carl Mesrobian
From:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 1:25 pm
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Mickey, I have the book but get totally lost trying to find stuff in it - any clues where in the book? Please don't say "Well, obviously, you haven't learned every lesson in the book." If that were the case I wouldn't have started the post! 
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David Nugent
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Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 2:45 pm
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| Lloyd Maines "borrowed" this for the opening lick for his solo on 'Let 'er Rip', found on the Dixie Chicks' 'Wide Open Spaces' CD. |
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Carl Mesrobian
From:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 4:30 pm
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Hear Forumite Wally Moyers doing a great solo on "let 'Er Rip":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GId6zDgHwcs
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